Which term translates to "half"?

Which term translates to "half"?

• A. Plié
• B. Demi
• C. Jete
• D. Tour en l'air

Answer: (B)

Demi is the French word for half, and in ballet it signals a partial version of an movement. It shows up in terms like demi-plié, where you perform a half bend of the knees, or demi-pointe, where you rise onto the balls of the feet. The other terms describe actions themselves—plié means to bend, jete means to throw or leap, and tour en l’air is a turn done in the air. Since the question asks for the term that translates to “half,” the correct choice is demi, the word specifically meaning half.

Demi is the French word for half, and in ballet it signals a partial version of an movement. It shows up in terms like demi-plié, where you perform a half bend of the knees, or demi-pointe, where you rise onto the balls of the feet. The other terms describe actions themselves—plié means to bend, jete means to throw or leap, and tour en l’air is a turn done in the air. Since the question asks for the term that translates to “half,” the correct choice is demi, the word specifically meaning half.